Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-06-06 | Page 14 | New Breed of Sheep Obtained

NEW BREED OP SHEEPiTIED ! Government 'Experiments at Dubois, Ida. Meets With Suc-. Suc-. cess- Says Forest Chief District Forester L.. F. Kneipp has returned from Dubois, Idaho, where he visited the government experiment I station for sheep at the place. He says that a type of shqop has been evolved that promises to surpass all other breeds common to the intermountaln region in the matter of fleece weight, productivity and meat carcass. A Lincoln ram. he states, was bred to a number of Rambouillet ewe, and the progeny of this mating was in turn bred. For 6eveu;il successive generations this samo strain was mingled, min-gled, until it is now Ihbught that the! type is fixed. The new type is reported to be equal J to the Corricdale type, from Australia. i Mr. Kneipp stated that a new series j of experiments Were being contem-: plated at the station, which may be' carried out for 10 vears. - The idea of those in' charge of the station is to evolve a llamboull'ct type, with the thick folds of skin eliminated, and with a carcass better suited for meat purpoii'S. The present Kamboulllet tvpes, as a class, have small bodies and an abundance of long fleecy wool. The latter experiment will be a matter mat-ter of selection of individuals, sheep with characteristic? most suited to the plans of the experimenters, being selected se-lected for mating, purposes. , oo i